Have any of you played SHMUP (shoot em' up) games?

[Yanrima~]

I'm just interested if any of you played these types of games.
SHMUP is basically a game genre where you have to dodge as many projectiles/bullets while shooting down enemies and bosses each stage.

I've played Touhou 7,10, and Pop'n Twinbee.

 

[trashpedia]

YES! I really love all the Touhou games in general! The music, the characters, and the story behind it makes it stand out to me compared to other SHMUPs.

 

[Raz]

Yep, and I love them even being trash at them.

My favorite is probably DoDonPachi (well, the series has a lot of games, but for me, the original Donpachi and DoDonpachi are the best games), but there's many others I love, like Gradius 2 on the Famicom (one of the first three games I ever played in my life), Sonic Wings/Aero Fighters, Progear (excelent shmup made by Cave and Capcom), R-Type Delta on the original Playstation, and obviously, the Parodius series!

 

[Ichiban]

Star Soldier Vanishing Earth is a hidden gem on the N64, its the only shmup released on the system to make it to North America and copies are really hard to come by, and it has a banger OST.
give this a listen:

 

[Psydye]

I've played a few over the years: Sol-Deace, The Thunder Force series and a couple others. They're pretty fun!

 

[Bird_9]

I can count in one hand the number of shmup games ive played
They are too hard for me and require a lot of fast reflexs and this is a issue for me and one of the reasons indont play fps

 

[Raz]

Star Soldier Vanishing Earth is a hidden gem on the N64, its the only shmup released on the system to make it to North America and copies are really hard to come by, and it has a banger OST.
give this a listen:

I didn't know that the Star Soldier series had an entry after the NES! The N64 also has an obscure entry in the Aero Fighters series - Aero Fighters Assault - and as far as I know, it's also one of those games that are hard to come by. It's not a shmup, though, it's more like an arcadey version of Ace Combat.

 

[Manah]

I'm utter crap at them but I would give a lot for a Parodius collection on Switch.

 

[Firesquids]

I like bullet-hell style games like Binding of Isaac and Enter the Gungeon

 

[Alienfish]

A couple of Touhou ones, and some other more obscurities they released on Steam before.

Also yeah that one NES game whatever it's named, it's fun.

 

[Dae]

Shump is my favorite genre, mostly because I have a short attention span when it comes to video games and can't do modern adventure/lore heavy games too much, so arcade games have always been my go to. Some of my favorites are Einhänder, G-Darius, DoDonPachi, Ikaruga, Pocky & Rocky. As well as some rail shooters like Rez, Starfox 64 and Sin & Punishment

Some other good ones are Parodius(-Da and Gokujou are my favorites), Pulstar (visuals are so gorgeous!) Hydorah, Deathsmiles (honestly anything by Cave) R-Type and R-type delta, and to be honest, the original Silpheed. Just because early 3D shooters really hypnotize me, they're so novel looking now.

oh and the too-hoos are fun too lol

 

[Mairmalade]

This throws me back to when I was younger when my mom called any game that involved attacking enemies a shoot ‘em up game. I’ve enjoyed a few even though it’s not my favorite genre:

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime - might be a stretch compared to what’s traditionally in the category, but projectiles and bosses are aplenty. Great entry point for any player

Mushihimesama - gorgeous art style and flow

Touhou (specifically 7 because I’m not good at them) - classic series. Haven’t played or kept up with them in years though. Great characters, fun fights, and beautiful visuals.

Heads up: Steam sale started yesterday and a lot of these are on sale.

 

[LuchaSloth]

It's a genre that I tend to avoid. I do like some of the classics...and it's a fun break from the other genres that I more routinely play. But, I'm typically not a fan of the "bullet hell" style. Everything in moderation, though. Once in a while...here and there.

 

[Alexander97]

The only shoot em up game I’ve ever played is splatoon 1 and 2, and I’m not very good at all at aiming at the targets. Everyone else just move so fast and have stronger weapons, that I just lose super quick, but the game is still fun to play.

 

[Orius]

Sure. There was a time when this genre of games were addictive to me, just shooting up things for fun. I remember one arcade game that took this concept and rolled with it, just letting you shoot various things for points - from a car to crates to just random stuff like balloons. The more damage you caused, the more points you get. Now THAT's entertainment.

I also played quite a bit of House of the Dead 2 back then. It has a hilarious player death sequence that my friend and I used to reenact.

The Lost World: Jurassic Park, another fun arcade shoot 'em up where you get to live out the dino-adventure with other dinosaurs never before featured in the movie being in the game (like Deinosuchus). That was wild.

 

[Croconaw]

I’ve played a few. This genre of games can be addicting for some. They are good for passing time when you are bored. I haven’t played one in quite a while. I grew out of these types of games, but I do remember them from my childhood. I recall playing games like this on the computer in school during our computer class. Fun times of having a game tab open when the teacher wasn’t paying attention or gave us free time.

This genre currently doesn’t interest me, though. I’m sure some enjoy it, however.

 

[dude98]

I play mostly Touhou and Len'en.

Touhou I like more as a whole. I love the fanworks, manga, music, fan made anime, etc.

Len'en is a great series as well. It was inspired by Touhou. 5 is probably my favorite despite RNG

 

[ellarella]

i've played a few and have enjoyed most of them. despite being a very busy genre, there's something calming about zeroing in on your lil ship and dodging bullets. ikaruga is probably my fave in the genre - it's a beautiful game

 

[Yanrima~]

I play mostly Touhou and Len'en.

Touhou I like more as a whole. I love the fanworks, manga, music, fan made anime, etc.

Len'en is a great series as well. It was inspired by Touhou. 5 is probably my favorite despite RNG

I'm surprised someone else knows about Len'en Project!
I played Len'en too, although the games overall are harder than Touhou.

 

[Marridia]

yup, I've played Touhou 6,7,8,14.

they're fun but I'm not very good at them.